Judgment

Arijit Pasayat, J.—Leave granted.

2 The State Bank of India and its Regional Manager, Region-II, Calcutta, Deputy General Manager, Zonal Office and Branch Manager, Berhampore Branch, question correctness of the judgment rendered by a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court holding that continuation of the proceedings initiated against Shri Snigdha Kanti Bagchi (hereinafter referred to as the ‘employee’) after the date of his superannuation was illegal without jurisdiction. The said employee had filed a writ petition where the present appellants and the Union of India, Secretary, Ministry of Finance (Banking), proforma respondent were impleaded as opposite parties. In the writ petition prayer was made to quash order passed in the disciplinary proceedings initiated which was continued after the alleged date of superannuation. A learned Single Judge of the High Court held that under the Service Rules of the Bank it was not permissible to continue the proceedings beyond the date of superannuation and, therefore, the decision of the authorities was bad. Appeal was filed by the Bank and its functionaries questioning correctness of the conclusions of learned Single Judge. The Hi